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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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